Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 1

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh that had happened in Tehran, Iran.

"Such acts of violence and murder are intolerable, and they occurred within the sovereign territory of Iran," Widodo said. (Indonesia-Condemn-Palestine-Assassination)

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